Illness perception as a predictor of health-related quality of life in patients with end stage renal disease: comparison between haemodialysis and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients

• Main Authors: Norhayati Ibrahim,, Norella Kong Chiew Thong,, Asmawati Desa,, Rozmi Ismail,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8638/1/15_Norhayati.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8638/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid44bil4_2015/KandunganJilid44Bil4_2015.html

This cross-sectional study examined the influence of illness perception of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on either hemodialysis (HD) or continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). The Short Form-36 (SF-36) was used to measure HRQoL which comp...